Concentrations of natural radionuclides in municipal supply drinking water and evaluation of radiological hazards

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Tahir, S N A ^a   Alaamer, A S ^b  

^a Directorate General of Local Government and Community Development Department   (Pakistan)

^b King Khalid Military Academy   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Gamma spectrometry; Natural radionuclides; Radiological hazards

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876550341     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: 15275930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275920802678404     Document Type: Article

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